Development And Biology -- Reductionist Versus Evolutionary Approaches To The Study Of Insect Development -- Insect Ontogeny: A Summary -- A Note On Phylogeny -- The Male Reproductive System And Spermatogenesis -- Male Reproductive Systems -- Testis -- Primary Exit System -- Secondary Exit System -- External Genitalia -- Insect Spermatozoa -- Structure -- Motility -- Phylogenetic Aspects -- Spermatogenesis -- Primordial Development -- Premeiotic Events -- Meiosis -- Spermiogenesis -- Rate Of Spermatogenesis -- Productivity Of Spermatogenesis -- Control Of Spermatogenesis -- The Female Reproductive System And Oogenesis -- Female Reproductive Systems -- Ovaries -- Primary Exit System -- Secondary Exit System -- External Genitalia -- Oogenesis -- Panoistic Ovarioles -- Meroistic Ovarioles -- Staging Oogenesis -- Duration Of Oogenesis -- Fecundity -- The Adaptive Significance Of Conspecific Differences In Egg Size -- Phylogenetic Aspects -- Endocrine Control Of Oogenesis -- Previtellogenesis -- Vitellogenesis -- Choriogenesis -- Influence Of Extrinsic Factors On Vitellogenesis -- Genes And Oogenesis -- Sperm Transfer, Allocation, And Use -- Sperm Passage From Sperm Tubes Into Seminal Vesicles And Spermatophore -- Sperm Activation -- Intromission And Insemination -- Marine Arthropods -- Terrestrial Arthropods -- Ovulation -- Passage Of Sperm From Spermatheca To Micropyle Of Egg -- Fertilization -- Molecular Aspects -- Contributions Of The Sperm To Successful Fertilization -- Sperm Competition And Sexual Selection. Bruce S. Heming. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 385-428) And Index.Categories: Science & Math Biological Sciences BiologyEntomology
